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CDC Just Pretended Autism Isn’t On The Rise Anymore

The prevalence of autism is rising dramatically. Last year the CDC said that 1-45 children have autism. A total of 2.24% of U.S. children (1 in 45 children) aged 3 to 17 years has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to new statistics released by the 2014 National Health Interview Survey. The new figure is up from 1.25% reported from 2011 to 2013. The prevalence of developmental delay fell to 3.57% from 4.84%, while the rate of intellectual disability remained virtually unchanged at 1.1%.